title: Misuse of multivariate analysis.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Birkmeyer
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Finlayson
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010385:Pelvic Exenteration; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate